University of Arkansas
Juan Carlos Balda (IEEE M'78 SM'94, LM’2022) received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional del Sur (Bahía Blanca, Argentina) in 1979, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Natal (Durban, South Africa) in 1986. He was first employed as a researcher and a part-time lecturer at the University of Natal until July 1987. He spent two years as a visiting Assistant Professor at Clemson University, South Carolina. He has been a full-time faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville since July 1989 until retiring in July 2023 as University Professor, Department Head, and associate director for applications of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT). His main research interests are Power Electronics, Electric Power Distribution Systems, Motor Drives and Electric Power Quality. He is a life member of the IEEE, member of the Power Electronics, and Power & Energy Societies, and the honor societies Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He is also the chair of IEEE PELS Technical Committee 5 on Sustainable Energy Systems and was faculty advisor to the local chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society.
T01.5 - An ANPC-Based Building Block for Medium-Voltage Applications
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM ET